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RETALIATE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-10-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Rights and Freedoms
- Social Problems
- Criminal Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- retaliate
1, record 1, English, retaliate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Threaten, intimidate or treat] another person badly because that person filed a discrimination complaint. 1, record 1, English, - retaliate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droits et libertés
- Problèmes sociaux
- Psychologie criminelle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- exercer des représailles
1, record 1, French, exercer%20des%20repr%C3%A9sailles
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Menacer, intimider ou maltraiter une personne parce qu'elle a déposé une plainte pour discrimination. 1, record 1, French, - exercer%20des%20repr%C3%A9sailles
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1985-10-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Diplomacy
- International Law
- Foreign Trade
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- retaliate
1, record 2, English, retaliate
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Repay one injury, etc. with another; return like for like. 2, record 2, English, - retaliate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"retortion" or "retortion": "retaliation" - used chiefly of acts by which an aggrieved state treats the subjects of another state giving provocation in a manner similar to that in which the subjects of the state using retortion are treated by the state giving provocation. 3, record 2, English, - retaliate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Diplomatie
- Droit international
- Commerce extérieur
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- user de rétorsion
1, record 2, French, user%20de%20r%C3%A9torsion
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rétorsion : Action de répliquer par des procédés, des mesures analogues à celles dont on s'est servi contre soi. - Droit international : Procédé de coercition qui consiste, pour un Etat, à user à l'égard d'un autre Etat de mesures analogues à celles, préjudiciables, quoique licites, dont cet Etat s'est servi envers lui. 2, record 2, French, - user%20de%20r%C3%A9torsion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ne pas rendre "retaliate" par "user de représailles", des "représailles" étant des mesures illicites et violentes. 3, record 2, French, - user%20de%20r%C3%A9torsion
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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